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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:02:12 GMT+00:00

CBC.ca

Swine flu spread by jet-setting private school children, expert claims
Telegraph.co.uk
Swine flu in Britain was partially spread by rich public school children returning from exotic holidays, a leading expert on flu pandemics has claimed. Profesor Lindsay Davies, national director of pandemic influenza preparedness for the Department of ...
Swine flu danger appears to be ebbingLos Angeles Times
Flu during pregnancy risky: studyCBC.ca
Cuba gets H1N1 vaccines, Africa to follow -- WHOReuters
Houston Chronicle -Xinhua -The Associated Press
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Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:23:49 GMT+00:00

Times LIVE

ARV campaign aims to halve infection by 2011
Times LIVE
From April 1, all HIV-positive children under a year old in SA will receive ARV treatment. HIV-positive people with TB will be treated with ARVs if their CD4 count is 350 or lower, said Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. The campaign aims to reduce the ...
No Benefit From Cyclosporine During Early InfectionAIDSmeds.com HIV/AIDS Treatment News
MALAWI: Ambitious plans to prolong livesReuters AlertNet
HIV waiting lists extensiveThe Zimbabwean

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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:28:18 GMT+00:00

TB booster appears promising
UPI.com
WORCESTER, South Africa, March 19 (UPI) -- Researchers in South Africa say a booster may help tuberculosis resistance in already vaccinated adults. Willem Hanekom, co-director of the South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, reports animal testing ...
'Improved TB Resistance in Previously Vaccinated Adults' With Booster ShotMedIndia

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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:00:53 GMT+00:00

The Age

Asia, Africa worst affected by tuberculosis--WHO
The Money Times
Tuberculosis is highly contagious and spreads when people cough, sneeze, or spit. Its symptoms include chronic cough with blood-tinged sputum, weight loss, and fever. Accentuating the need for access to ...
India, China account for 50% of global MDR TB casesTimes of India
TB rate down in US, but drug-resistant cases rise elsewhereLos Angeles Times
Drug-resistant TB spreading globally, warns WHOThe Guardian
Reuters -The Associated Press -Washington Post
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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:50:13 GMT+00:00

Radio Netherlands

Worldwide Travel Notice For Avian Influenza H5N1 Bird Flu
Gov Monitor
Travellers are reminded that countries around the world continue to report cases of avian influenza (H5N1), or “bird flu”. While avian influenza (H5N1) commonly causes sickness in birds, it can also infect people. People who contract avian influenza ...
Toddler dies of bird fluNews24
Bird flu fatalities registered in VietnamPanorama.am
Bird flu kills child in VietnamAustralia Network News
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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:16:35 GMT+00:00

National Post

Anti-malaria funding must be tripled: campaigners
Reuters South Africa
PARIS (Reuters) - Funding to combat malaria must be more than tripled if the mosquito-borne disease which kills nearly a million people a year is to be fought effectively, health campaigners said on Thursday. ...
Africa: Predictable Long-Term Funding Essential For Malaria Aid - ReportAllAfrica.com
Japanese company commits US$ 10m to fight HIV/AID 2010-2019Afrique en Ligue
Report Highlights Gains In Malaria Fight, Documents Need For More FundingKaiser Family Foundation
Zenopa -Canada.com -Project Syndicate
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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:35:07 GMT+00:00

Hand germs as evidence
iAfrica.com
Forensic scientists could soon use hand germs to help identify criminals and victims, a study said. Researchers led by Noah Fierer of the University of Colorado at Boulder swabbed individual keys on three personal computer keyboards, ...
Bacteria left on crime scene may help find criminalFood Consumer
Fingertips Leave A Bacterial FingerprintNPR
Hand Bacteria Study Holds Promise for Forensics IdentificationForensic
The Keene Sentinel -Medical News Today -Toronto Star
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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:54:19 GMT+00:00

Who, Me Depressed? No Way ...
Baltimore Sun
Sound familiar? If so, you're not alone. Men are more likely to deny being depressed, making it more difficult to identify. Know the warning signs. Real men don't need help, right? Think again. Depression occurs in both men and women. ...
Does depression lead to violence?Fair Lady

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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:24:36 GMT+00:00

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Times LIVE (blog)
It turns out that sticking needles in people can in fact cause the spread of certain diseases rather than helping cure them. According to a report by Reuters, some researchers found that infections from dirty needles could spread various things like ...

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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:16:08 GMT+00:00

'We will make sure we do something drastic'
Independent Online
Unless drastic measures are implemented soon, South Africa will not have the resources to fight the twin scourges of HIV and TB by 2015, says Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. Addressing hospital managers and CEOs from KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape ...
Health Minister meets Sanac in DurbanIndependent Online

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